A man dressed as Ronald McDonald throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a spring exhibition baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals on March 22 in Surprise, Ariz. Darron Cummings, AP

Ronald McDonald, the official mascot of McDonald's, wears updated clothing on April 24, 2009. The world's biggest hamburger chain said their mascot will take an active role on social media for the first time as they give the clown a higher profile as it works to boost sales. AP

A Ronald McDonald figure sits on a bench outside the new vegetarian-only restaurant near the holy Golden Temple on April 12, 2014, in Amritsar, India. The fast-food restaurant offers only vegetarian food. Raminder Pal Singh, epa

Ronald McDonald opens the first McDonald's in Vietnam on Feb. 8. Thomas Maresca

Ronald McDonald makes an appearance during a training run for men's skeleton at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 11 at Sanki Sliding Center in Sochi, Russia. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports

A Ronald McDonald hot air balloon is flown during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 2013, in New York City. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY

Ronald McDonald poses with children during a promotional event on March 31, 2011. McDonalds

Ronald McDonald, center, is painted with superheroes on the Soviet Army monument on June 17, 2011, in Sofia, Bulgaria. AFP/Getty Images

Ronald McDonald shares a laugh with disabled and orphaned Chinese children during the opening of the Ronald McDonald House of Charities on Nov. 20, 2006, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Elizabeth Dalziel, AP

Ronald McDonald visits with children at a McDonald's restaurant on May 18, 2006, in Roswell, N.M. Andrew Poertner, Roswell Daily Record, via AP